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The ‘hot-pants’ Law

Thursday, 2 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A proposed new law, which is supposed to make easier the administration of justice, will give the police the power to arrest any woman who is wearing very few clothes and walking around in areas known for prostitution. ...

Helping Parents help their children

Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

In his article Friday Wisdom: Open Bars and Closed Minds (TMID, 13 January), Alfred Mifsud hit the nail on the head when he said that parents need help in dealing with their teenage youths. ...

No Easy answers

Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Why are a number of Maltese children resorting to binge drinking? A question that is being asked by a number of justifiably worried parents and one that has no simple answers....

Why Labour Gives tourism such a high profile

Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

The reason why the Malta Labour Party gives tourism such a high profile in its economic planning is because we happen to be one of the most dependent Mediterranean destinations on tourism....

Binge Drinking and young people

Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Binge drinking is far from being either a new or an exclusively Maltese phenomenon. ...

Land Of landfills

Monday, 30 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Do you want to live on the doorstep of a landfill?...

Ta’ Cenc, Not Ta’ Qali

Sunday, 29 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

The location of Ta’ Cenc is in a sense a bit unfortunate....

Paedophile Priests are Caesar’s responsibility, not God’s

Sunday, 29 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Where there is true separation of Church and State, in the hearts and minds of the people as well as in their legal and political system, priests are not viewed as being above or beyond the law, and nor is the Church...

What Nags the electorate?

Sunday, 29 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

There is no denying the fact that during the past months the Gonzi administration has been making strenuous efforts to soften its image. As they try to justify their past performance, its leaders are ...

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